Juli and Randy leaned into a unique garden-inspired style for their wedding at Hotel Drover — the perfect venue that Shannon Rose Events helped bring to life with mid-century modern design elements, influenced by the couple’s own home, mixed in with naturalistic grasses, plants and floral textures.

The ceremony was held in a clear tent next to the hotel’s ballroom — the altar in the center, surrounded by the guest seating on almost all sides — the aisle weaved through the chairs, and strategically placed plants, arrangements and grasses clustered together created a garden-like effect. Touches like the black chairs added a mid-century modern contrast to the natural feel of the flowers that mimicked landscaping.

The reception, held indoors, was designed to feel like an upscale cocktail lounge — smaller seating areas, low lighting and lamps and candles throughout brought the ambiance. The guest tables themselves were kept simple — with bud vases and votive candles down the center. In between these rectangular tables, a mix of short and raised arrangements lined more tables. Filled out with plants and lanterns, this made for such a unique yet fitting statement and centerpiece for the room.

Black pergolas tied in with other dark touches throughout, and were draped with greenery that helped accentuate the textures in the table arrangements — a relatively simple addition that made a big impact in transforming the space.

Juli’s bouquet was made up of all ivory and white blooms — Peonies, Gardenia, Roses, Ranunculus and Sweet Pea, for an elegant, modern addition to her a-line gown.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Peonies, Gardenia, Cappuccino Roses, Bohemian Mocha Lisianthus, white Ranunculus, white Lilac, white Sweet Pea

Vendors:

Venue: Hotel Drover

Planning: Shannon Rose Events

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Stationery: Hazelwood Paper Co

Photographer: Rachel Elaine Photography

Live Music: Justin Cash

Rentals: Perch Event Decor, Bella Acento

Makeup: Stephanie Nelson Makeup

Destinations can be great inspiration for weddings — whether it’s a special part of the couple’s history or they just love the vibe! Maryn and Griffin’s wedding, planned and designed by Gathered Events at The Hillside Estate, was a portrait of Positano, Italy, complete with a dreamy outdoor reception, and flowers in a mix of orange and yellow tones.

In the chapel, we lined the aisle with lush ground arrangements, pillar candles and vases of lemon and oranges for a bright and fresh pop of color. The arrangements featured some of the same tones of orange and peach, and touches of bright green. At the altar, a peaked arch was covered with organic-style flowers — more citrus-toned blooms and flowing greenery.

The entry to the venue was another area to deck out with Italy-inspired touches — the guests’ seating assignments were displayed on bottles of limoncello cocktails hung on a trio of boards, embellished with floral clusters that tied in with ground arrangements that sat around them. Pillar candles completed this sweet statement moment.

The reception was held out on the venue’s patio, for the perfect Italian al-fresco feel. Draping was installed above the seating area, along with string lights, that transformed this space and made it feel like a tented event. We designed compote arrangements in mismatched terracotta vases to decorate the guest tables, along with lots of candlelight that greeted such an intimate, glow-filled atmosphere. We also designed a mantle installation for the outdoor fireplace and strung greenery along the lights for a couple more statements that elevated the space.

The bridal party wore gowns in a romantic shade of pink that made the more vibrant shades in their bouquets really pop — for Maryn’s bridal bouquet, we combined light and bright ivory statement blooms like Peonies with peach Ranunculus and white daffodils that tied the orange and white shades together.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Peonies, white Cloud Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Sahara Sensation Spray Roses, peach Ranunculus, white Daffodils, white Butterfly Ranunculus, white Sweet Pea, pink Limonium, Huckleberry 

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Vendors:

Planning & Design: @gatheredeventsdfw 

Venue: @thehillsideestatetx 

Photographer: @darbybobophoto 

Videographer: @reverentweddingfilms 

Florals: @wedfullyyours 

Entertainment: @itsyournight 

Catering: @bluefiretotalcatering 

Bar: @mamasmedicine.cocktails 

Cake: @butterflycakery 

Beauty: @the_styling_stewardess 

Linens: @bbjlatavola and @amlinenrental 

Stationery: @scribblesandswirls 

Rentals: @poshcouturerentals, @partydallasrentals, @itsyournight, @imperial_floors_, @vim.and.venture

A fully-flowered ceremony, multi-site reception, and a palette of pinks, peaches and corals that ranged from soft and romantic to vibrant and bold — Sara and Payson’s springtime wedding at The Hillside Estate was such a fabulous event we were thrilled to help bring to life through floral design.

Starting with the ceremony, we designed a disconnected arch that grew up from either side of the altar, and a meadow of ground arrangements surrounding it on either side — and all the way down the aisle. These aisle arrangements included taller statement blooms like Delphinium, and made the whole space feel like a lush garden, especially with the gorgeous backdrop of the venue grounds through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

For a cocktail hour following the ceremony, held outside, a large urn arrangement sat on top of the circular bar for a statement. The venue entry also had large arrangements for framing — some at the base of the staircases that created a flowing effect.

The reception was held in the venue’s ballroom and two tents outside, that guests moved throughout for different parts of the night. In the ballroom, we decorated the rectangular guest tables with an elegant mix of compote arrangements, bud vases and candles, and other touches like white candles and linens, with a pop of pink in the place settings made this feel so clean and refined. Ground arrangements also accented the ends of these tables to continue that garden feel.

The reception extended into a tent for dancing, where guests entered through a double-archway of flowers and greenery of all textures that marked the transition into a dance party with an oversized floral halo hanging from the ceiling around the chandelier as a centerpiece, along with small arrangements paired with candles on tables throughout. Two trees also helped anchor and transform the space.

A second tent was decked out with a disco ball and floral ceiling installation — we hung flowers and fabric in a gradient of pink, purple, orange and yellow and disco balls in various sizes and heights. An oversized floral garland accented the bar for even more flowers.

The bridal party wore neutral gowns, so pink and coral blooms in the bouquets were a pop of color. Poppies, Double Tulips and Sweet Pea gave these the perfect elegance and playfulness.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: white Cloud Garden Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, white Poppies, white Majolica Spray Roses, pink Double Tulips, peach Ranunculus, pink Butterfly Ranunculus, white Cosmos, pink Sweet Pea

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Vendors:

Planning & Design: @gatheredeventsdfw

Venue: @thehillsideestatetx

Photographer: @megankayphotography

Videographer: @bsrweddingfilms

Florals: @wedfullyyours

Entertainment: @drywaterband; @dallas_asian_strings; @leforcedj

Beauty: @birdybeautydfw

Catering: @bluefiretotalcatering

Bar: @mamasmedicine.cocktails

Cake: @butterflycakery

Linens: @bbjlatavola; @nuagedesignsinc

Stationery: @scribblesandswirls

Rentals: @marquee_rents; @poshcouturerentals; @partydallasrentals; @warehouseroseevents; @inkredibledancefloors; @percheventdecor; @leforcepro

Transportation: @elitevalet; @premierofdallas

Angela and Kevin held their February wedding at the Dallas Arboretum, a gorgeous venue made even more lush and beautiful with some simple yet impactful floral statements in a springtime-inspired color palette of pinks, peaches with striking pops of lavender and bright purple.

For the ceremony, a simple, impactful altar arrangement complemented the natural beauty of the venue — the Arboretum’s Sunken Garden. We designed a floral semi-circle that featured a mix of blooms like Hydrangea and Roses at its base and tall flowers like Allium and Delphinium for some height, in a bright palette of ivories and light pinks that popped against the lush backdrop.

The reception, also held outside (at the Camp House), welcomed guests with a seating chart that we embellished with floral clusters at opposite corners. Rectangular guest tables held a deconstructed floral runner — arrangements with candles in between that create a full, garland effect. Round tables held centerpieces of either bud vases or compote arrangements — purple taper candles helped add even more of a pop of color.

The couple’s sweetheart table was kept simple — flowers were added in on the runner that draped off of either side and added a subtle pop of color. A final touch featuring peach-toned flowers, the cake was yet another element that made this space feel cohesive and vibrant with spring shades.

Angela’s bouquet was designed in a classic and manicured style, with mostly ivory and white blooms and just sparing touches of lavender and blush. It helped create a true “princess” effect with her ball gown dress.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Quicksand Roses, Amnesia Roses, Playa Blanca Roses, Majolica Spray Roses, Blush Butterfly Ranunculus, white Ranunculus, Blush Astilbe, Lavender Clematis, white Sweet Pea

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Vendors:

Venue: Dallas Arboretum (Sunken Garden, Camp House)

Coordinator: SilentTea Studio

Photographer: SilentTea Studio

Florist: Wedfully Yours Events + Design

Cake: Cakes by Tayte

Kelly and Marcus dreamt up a perfect vision of vibrant, funky flowers and decor for their ceremony and cocktail-style reception at the Virgin Hotel in Dallas — we had the joy of working with them from ideation to day-of coordination. The goal was a relaxed yet fun atmosphere that elevated the venue’s already-stunning spaces and decor.

We used flowers for impactful pops of color in the ceremony space, both through hot pink petals on either side of the aisle and a few strategically placed floral clusters that embellished a gold circle arch up at the altar. This tied in perfectly with the venue’s gorgeous abstract lighting and golden-brown walls, while adding in vibrancy with the flowers.

For the reception, we designed arrangements for both cocktail and dinner tables that continued the palette of punchy orange and pink tones — lanterns holding ikebana arrangements on the high tables and larger organic-style centerpieces full of texture for the others. Simple floral accents were enough to complement the natural vibe of the space, along with black linens and uplighting to achieve a moody, elegant atmosphere.

Kelly’s bouquet was the epitome of all the orange, peach, yellow and pinks that showed up across the ceremony and reception, with all kinds of textures that are just as vibrant as the color palette. It was truly a statement accessory to her stunning modern gown. Bridesmaids brought the scheme of brights with mismatched gowns and even more color in their bouquets.

Bridal Bouquet Ingredients: Juliet Garden Roses, Pink Orchids, Shimmer Roses, Pink Majolica Spray Roses, Yellow Lisianthus, Mimosa, Orange Butterfly Ranunculus, White Campanula, White Sweet Pea, Hot Pink Sweet Pea, Orange Asclepias, Hot Pink Ranunculus

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Vendors:

​​Photographer: Colleen Sancelemente

Venue: Virgin Hotels Dallas

Hair and Makeup: Brite Beauty 

DJ: Dominic Nagella of Le Force Entertainment

Florist & Coordinator: Wedfully Yours + Design 

Dress: Lovely Bride Houston, Alexandra Grecco, Laura Couture Alterations

Cake: AshleyCakes Houston 

Chairs: Seated Rentals